[tor-bugs] #24838 [Core Tor/Fallback Scripts]: Ignore addresses in the fallback whitelist (was: Just have relay fingerprints in the fallback whitelist)

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#24838: Ignore addresses in the fallback whitelist
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 Reporter:  teor                                 |          Owner:  (none)
     Type:  enhancement                          |         Status:
                                                 |  assigned
 Priority:  Medium                               |      Milestone:  Tor:
                                                 |  unspecified
Component:  Core Tor/Fallback Scripts            |        Version:
 Severity:  Normal                               |     Resolution:
 Keywords:  fallback, 034-triage-20180328,       |  Actual Points:
  034-removed-20180328, fast-fix                 |
Parent ID:  #24786                               |         Points:  1
 Reviewer:                                       |        Sponsor:
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Description changed by teor:

Old description:

> We can rely on Onionoo to tell us when relay addresses change, so we
> don't need to record or check them.
>
> This simplifies maintaining the fallback whitelist, and also simplifies
> the script.
>
> We should probably still put the full details in the blacklist, but
> that's rare. We can use generateFallbackDirLine.py for that.

New description:

 We can rely on Onionoo to tell us when relay addresses change, so we don't
 need to check them.
 But listing addresses is useful when fingerprints change.

 This simplifies maintaining the fallback whitelist, and also simplifies
 the script.

 We should probably still put the full details in the blacklist, but that's
 rare. We can use generateFallbackDirLine.py for that.

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